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Oct. 9, I928.

M. J. MALLING BUMPER FOR VEHICLES Filed Oct. 12, v1.927

W/ T VESSES I m I N V EN TO R.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Oct. 9, 1928.

UNITED or J, MALLING, F (JEANS RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

BUMPER FOR VEHHJLES.

Appl'ioatien filei October 12. 1927.

in bnnqiiers irks and -riirh s The present invention Tilillll for vehicles, as automobiles and tho its object is, generally. an prori bumper improved in various r ap ieiwm' after appearing: and furthe t pro ide snob, a. number which shall be very r silient and nevertheless smliciently strong; il l'urther to provide isli ill a lZ-l'ilfiIHl-l' bin in; end extensions yieidingly movable rearw Zlj'il' 1y under impact.

These and any other objerl hereinafter a pearing are. obtained by, and the invert lion finds preferable embodiment in, the structure hereinafter particu arly drerribed in the body of this speciiimm and illit$- rated by the accompanying (.IzlWiltflS, in which Figure 1 is a top plan for vehicles;

Figure 52 is a view of a bumper from View thereo Figure 3 is a top plan View of the lett hand half of such a bumper, mowing a modified etmstrnetion; and.

Figure 4 is a front view of the some.

in the embodiment.- oithe in ention illustrated in said drawings, a bumper shown having a front horizontal bar designated generally 1. composed. of parallel men'tberss 2, spaced one lnwe the other, and a hot;- zontul rear bar -1 said bar and both 21hr members 9, 3 b ing" resiii t. A! or of curved 5m n 1' T. leuiliiy suite in Voluto-zi bison-n. urn moimird rally (1. e. at their inner (:IJl- Cl on whit-lei being bolted or riveted :il 3 on the forwardly extending supports carried by the vehirlos frame. To sli:nnet'riciilly-ogipositie pbints of these springs i the from hill and the rear bar are connected, respectively, the rear bar being thus ronnerted by a bolt or rivet 9 and at a oonsiderablo distance inwardly from the rear bars adjacent end it). Resilient extension members 11 of the front bar are carried at its ends swingubly horizontally about vertical pintle axes 12. t0nnecting the members 13, 1.4 of hinge constructions, one of said hinge members, 18. being carried as by belts or river? 15, on the two members 2, 3 of the front bar and the other 0i said hinge members 14, being carried, as by bolts or rivets 16, on the vow tically spaced members 17, of the. atensions 11. imlaly Serial No 225,641.

1.8. but met o t rearward part 19 bent; to form wows or loops 20 bearing yieldingly against be all; .rent ourvod or coiled spring 7. One 'ln'l of said part i9 is connected as by the Pt or bolt 1. to the hinge member 14. the ter ml of said gart 19 and the members .t tlai irv outer ends being connected s by hull-t or rireti; :2, 215 to plates 24. A rivet or bolt serves to connect: the coiled spring; :1 ii the hinge member 13. The rear our and The two vertically spaced nwmbem *3, 3 of the front; bar 1 are con iii-(led an, thoir middle-s as by the oppositely digit sed plot: :26, 27 joined by a bolt; 28. lblllifigfi coiled about the pintle pins 1'2 5 i the rear bar at. such curved enlist if yieldingly received in depresnions or shallow rows. 3 3b in the resilient rear port 19 of the extension members'li.

It ill itaseen that several parts of this lnnngier stru-zr'rur rombinc reniliently to rellilftt'lr or thrusts to which the bumper oil: A thrust on the fact: of tho ielding'ly resisted tin-rob and i re 1' Ml l (thrir inidclles being uonand air-to by the coiled springs 7; t on an extvnsion member 11, turning tit? Minn imirnzirdly about the pintle 12 is yioltlingjly rb hted by the bow or loop pressing: on the flljzttfttlli roiled. spring 7, and also lg. he w t'rtl end if) of the roar bar 4.

When the vehicle is moved rearwardly, an till?! end of an extension member 11 of the from hm in Qtriklng an ob truction is son 1: forwardly against the pressure of t e will coiled spring In Figure: ii and l the front, bar 1? is composed of xortirally spaced members 2 3 and the extension Inombor 11 is composed of V8!- tically spaced members 17 12 which are round rigid parts.

The invention being intended to be pointed out in the claims, is not to be limited to or by details of construction of any particular embodiment thereof illustrated by the drawings or horeinbefore described.

I claim:

1 In a bumper for veliiolrs: frontand rear horizontal harsh one of them being reroiled sp ings. each mounted centhereof on f 2 vehicle and xmneeted 'tw poii respectively to the front m retir bar inwardly from the Silieni adjacent end thereof; extensions of the frontbar horizontally swingnble relatively thereto, each of said extensions yieldingly engaging 1n its rearward movement the adjacent curved spring.

2. In a bumper for vehicles: front and rear horizontal bars, one of them being resilient; coiled springs, each mounted centrally thereof on the vehicle and'eonnected at opposite points rcspectively to the front bar and. to the rear bar inwardly from the adjacent end thereof extensions of the front bar horizontally swingable relatively thereto, each of said extensions yieldingly cngnging in its rearward movement. the adjacent end of the rear bar.

3. In a bumper for vehicles: front and rear horizontal bars, one of them being resilient; coiled springs, each mounted. rentrally thereof on the vehicle and connected at. opposite points respectively to the front. barond to the rear bar inwardly from the. adjacent end thereof; extensions of the front bar horizontally swingable relatively thereto, each of said extensions yieldingly cnquging in ltn rearward movement. the aojucent curved spring and the adjacent end of the rear her.

4. In :1 bumper for vehicles; front and rear horizontal bars. one of them being rosilicnt; coiled springs. each mounted centrally thereof on the vehicle and connected zit opposite points respectively to the front bar and to the roar liar inwardly from the adjacent end tlicrcof; resilient exten ions of the front bar horizontally sn'ingnhle role tivcly thereto. ouch of. said extensions )icldingly engaging in its rearward movement the adjacent curved spring.

In a lnn'nper for vehicles: front and rear horizontal bars. one of them being rosilicnt; coiled springs. onch mounted centrally thereof on the vehicle and connected at opposite points respectively to the from, bar and to the rear bar inwardly from the adjacent end thereof; extensions of the front bar horizontally swing-able relatively thereto,

each having a. depression in Which yielding-ly engages the adjacent end of the rear bar:

(3. In :1 bumper for vehicles: front and rear resilient horizontal bars connectcd at their mtldlcs; coiled springs, each mounted centrally thereof on the vehicle and connectcd at. dinn'ietrically opposite points re-- spcctlvcly to said burs inwardly from the adjacent ends thereof; r silient extension members of the front bar mounted thereon swin ably about vertical ax s. (sch of said mem ers yieldingly cha ing: in its rearward movement the adjacent roilcd sprirm and each of said members having a. depression in which yieldingly engages the 21d jacent end of the rear bar. i

7. In a. bumper for vel'nclcs: front and rear resilient horizontal bars conin'ctcd at their middles; coiled springs. each mounted rentrally thereof on. the vehicle end connectcd at diametrically opposite points rcspcctively to said bars inwardly from the adjacent ends thereof; resilient. extension members of the front bar mounted thereon swingnbly about vertical axes, each of said members yieldingly engaging in its r arword moW-mr-nt the adjacent coiled spring: and each of v aid mrunbcrs having a. depressioi'i in \Vlllt'll yicld'ingly engages the adjacent end of the ron r bnr: coiled springs pressing snid extens on members reurwnrdly.

8. In a bumper for vehicle: front and rear lzr-rizi-ontnl bars: extensi ns of the for! bur horizontally swingnble relatively thereto. curb of said extensions comprising vertirnllv spaced rcsilicnt forward members and n rcsilicnt rear pnrtyioldingly engnging in its rcnrwnrd movement the adjacent end of tho rczir bur, said rear part being spa ed from said forward members and its ends and the ends of said members being conn ccl ed ln testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Grand Rapids, Michigan, this 5th day of October. 1927.

MALTE J. MALLINQ 

